Important Dates and Deadlines

Application Deadlines

Students who meet the stated deadlines will be considered for every requested financial aid program for which they may be eligible and for which there are available funds. Students who do not meet the priority deadline dates will not be considered for university-administered funds, including scholarships, institutional grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Perkins Loan, unless there are funds remaining. You can file the FAFSA even if your taxes are not completed! Use estimates and file by the priority deadline date. Make your corrections later.

Whether you apply electronically or by mail, your FAFSA must be received by the federal processor (do not mail or hand-deliver your FAFSA to our office) by your priority deadline date for full consideration for aid. Ohio State must have a valid EFC for you no later than the last day of spring quarter to award you any aid for the year, although the FAFSA may technically be filed until June 30, 2010 for the 2010-2011 school year. We strongly suggest, therefore, that you file your FAFSA as early as possible, and no later than May 1, 2010.

Please note: All necessary signatures, both student and parent, must be submitted on the FAFSA when it is initially filed. Failure to do so could cause your FAFSA to be completed after your priority deadline date.

Entering Freshmen 2010-2011 Award Year
Application	Available Date	Due Date
Application for Special Scholarships 2010-2011 Columbus Campus Freshmen Regional Campus and ATI Freshmen Maximus Competition Morrill Scholars Program	September, 2009	February 15, 2010 March 1, 2010 December 1, 2009 December 1, 2009
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (2010-2011 FAFSA) Columbus Campus Regional Campuses and ATI	January 1, 2010	February 15, 20101 March 1, 20101

1Missed the FAFSA Deadline?

You can still apply for the following programs. File the FAFSA by the indicated date.

• Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Grant (Pennsylvania residents only): May 1, 2010
• State of Ohio Grant Programs: October 1, 2010
• Federal Pell Grant and Federal Direct Loans: May 1, 2011
• University Short-Term and Long-Term loans may be available through the end of spring quarter.

Applying for Summer Quarter Aid

OSFA assumes that you would like to receive financial aid if you enroll for summer term. No special application or notification to our office is required. If you are an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student registered for summer quarter and have filed the 2010-2011 FAFSA, we will award you accordingly. Awarding will begin in late May.

If you are registered for summer, but do NOT want aid for summer term, please contact our office.

Professional students will be awarded based on their colleges' academic schedules.

Award Notification

If you meet your application deadline and respond on time to any request for documentation, you should receive your Financial Aid Award Notification by late spring or early summer (midsummer for transfer students).

Fee Payment Deadlines

See the University Calendar on the Office of the University Registrar's site for the most current list of fee payment deadline dates.

 

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